Joseph Herscher’s Rube Goldberg contraptions are viral hits online. A new live show adds a layer of choreographic complexity. Joseph Herscher’s Rube Goldberg contraptions are viral hits online. A new ...

We may only play viral or popular games now, but back in the day, video games lived and died by the power of word of mouth. As such, many unique old gems that tried something new, even ones that ...

The Des Moines Public Library Foundation is funding $10,000 dollars to make kids’ wishes come true through Rosie’s Dream Machine, a genie-meets-Rube Goldberg kind ...

Colson Whitehead’s relationship with the crime fiction genre is complicated. Like Jonathan Lethem, another New York-centric writer who came out of less salubrious districts of literature before being ...

America’s bosses want to be cool. That no longer means being the life of the party. Managers are adjusting to a world where buying the first round and cracking a joke could be seen as keeping the mood ...

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“Cool Machine” by Colson Whitehead is the final book in Whitehead’s trilogy of Harlem crime novels. The first book in the Harlem crime trilogy is “Harlem Shuffle” (2021). It’s set in the late 1950s.

STAMFORD, Conn., July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cuisinart®, a trusted leader in innovative kitchen appliances, is bringing even more fun to summer with the launch of the new Cool Combo Ice Cream Maker ...

The Pokémon UNITE 5th Anniversary even kicked off July 21st, 2026, and there’s plenty to celebrate. In addition to new Pokémon, events, and in-game items, they’ve shared a special video for the ...

For “Cool Machine,” the 1980s-set final novel in his Harlem crime trilogy, Colson Whitehead drew inspiration from another classic American story. That’s right, “Die Hard.” While there aren’t any ...

In “How to Write,” a parody article published in 2012, Colson Whitehead offers a tongue-in-cheek lesson in creative composition. He mocks the traditional guidance distributed in writing workshops by ...